• SpaceBar
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      181 year ago

      The deal would have allowed Chesebro to avoid prison time by pleading guilty to one felony count of racketeering, the top charge in the indictment, according to the sources.

      Kraken pleaded guilty to all misdemeanor crimes. That’s a huge difference.

      • @Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world
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        111 year ago

        As far as I understand it, Chesebro’s plea deal included sentencing under a first time offender program that would automatically expunge the conviction if he completed probation without violations.